- Win Rate
- 49.9%
- Pick Rate
- 1.3%
- Ban Rate
- 1.4%
Zilean vs Bard
- Patch
- 26.22
- Games
- 811
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 7, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Zilean vs Bard is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.22. Zilean wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Bard based on 10 games. Zilean wins the early laning phase while Bard scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Zilean build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zilean vs Bard matchup.
Zilean44.4%
Only 9 Zilean vs Bard games were recorded in the Support role on patch 26.22 — too few to say who is favored. Treat the numbers below as provisional.
Zilean Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zilean performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Zilean vs Bard?
Zilean wins 44.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 18.9% and 73.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 55.5% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −11.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 9 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.21
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.22 · Nov 5 – Nov 6
Key takeaways
- Only 9 Zilean vs Bard games were recorded in the Support role on patch 26.22 — too few to say who is favored. Treat the numbers below as provisional.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Zilean and Bard played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Zilean's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Zilean vs Bard Laning Stats
Only 8 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Zilean vs Bard Win Rate by Game Length
Zilean's win rate against Bard by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Zilean's results against Bard in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Zilean vs Bard Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Zilean Changes Against Bard
Only 9 games so far — too few to compare what Zilean players do in this matchup with their usual choices (needs 20).
Best Zilean Build vs Bard
Usual Zilean build (Support)
56.8% win rate · 37 games
Against Bard
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 0 of 9 Zilean games against Bard carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Zilean's standard build instead.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Zilean Runes vs Bard
Usual Zilean runes (Support)
Summon Aery
59.6% win rate · 166 games
Against Bard
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Zilean matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. The table below shows Zilean's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Zilean build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Zilean vs Bard FAQ - Patch 26.22
Who wins Zilean vs Bard?
Only 9 Zilean vs Bard games were recorded in the Support role on patch 26.22 — too few to say who is favored. Treat the numbers below as provisional.
What is Zilean's win rate against Bard?
Zilean wins 44.4% of 9 Support games against Bard on patch 26.22 (95% range 18.9–73.3%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 55.5% would be expected.
Does Zilean counter Bard?
There are only 9 Zilean vs Bard games in this lane on patch 26.22 — too few to answer reliably yet.
Who wins lane, Zilean or Bard?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (8) to say who wins lane.
Does Zilean outscale Bard?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Bard strongest against Zilean?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Bard is ahead of Zilean beyond the margin of error.
What should Zilean build against Bard?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Zilean's usual Support core: Imperial Mandate, Bandlepipes, Shurelya's Battlesong.
What runes should Zilean use against Bard?
Use Zilean's usual Summon Aery page (Sorcery + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.